Pittas are one of the most sought-after group of birds in Thailand as well as one of the hardest to observe so it is always a special experience to see any of the species that occur here. Of all the Pittas in Thailand, Rusty-naped is one of the hardest to see when bird watching in [...]
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Watching Rusty-naped Pitta: Thailand Birding
February 11th, 2016 
Nick 
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Birding in Petchaburi Province: Thailand Birding
February 7th, 2016 Nick I sometimes wonder where the best place to live in Thailand is in terms of the potential for the best birding. Chiang Mai is an obvious candidate with a wide variety of forest types and wetlands but my recent 6 day trip in Petchaburi with a group of birders from South Wales produced a wide [...]
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Photos From South Korea
January 29th, 2016 Nick I am back in Thailand enjoying the warmth after leading a cold but successful birding tour of South Korea alongside Nial Moores of BirdsKorea. Despite the unusually severe temperatures we found a high proportion of our target species including a magnificent Steller’s Sea Eagle, Relict Gull, 25+ Scaly-sided Mergansers, 3 Solitary Snipe, Red-crowned Crane, Hooded [...]
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Birding at Laem Pak Bia & Pak Thale: Thailand Birding
December 26th, 2015 Nick The twin sites of Laem Pak Bia and Pak Thale on the Gulf of Thailand are well-known for being a great place for watching shorebirds. It has been suggested by an increasing number of birders that it may, in fact, be the best shorebird site in the world. Indeed it is hard to think of [...]
Posted in Birdwatching in Thailand, Central Thailand, Nature Tags: bird watching, bird watching in thailand, thai birds, thailand, thailand bird watching, thailand birding, thailand birds Comments Off
Mammals at Lung Sin Waterhole
December 24th, 2015 Nick The Lung Sin waterhole at Kaeng Krachan national park is a great spot to see and photograph many species of birds that visit to feed, drink and bathe but it is also worth talking about the species of mammals which are regular visitors too. I recently spent an afternoon at the Lung Sin waterhole with [...]
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Baikal Bush Warbler Abundance: Thailand Birding
September 15th, 2015 Nick Bush Warblers are a group of birds that are extremely difficult to observe on their wintering grounds even when they are abundant and few people manage many/any observations of these birds when visiting Thailand. Baikal Bush Warbler was split from Spotted Bush Warbler some years ago and range maps for this taxon show that it [...]
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Birding at Namhansanseong, South Korea
August 30th, 2015 Nick In June I made a very enjoyable trip to South Korea. This was not a birding trip as we spent most of our time doing typically touristy things but before my visit I emailed Nial Moores of BirdsKorea to ask him whether there were any locations close to the capital city, Seoul, where I could [...]
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